Hawkfish and Jawfish
35 entries in the Hawkfish and Jawfish compendium.
CirrhitidaeHawkfishes are benthic coral-reef fishes with robust lower pectoral-fin rays.AmblycirrhitusA genus of hawkfishes found on tropical reefs worldwide.Blackspotted hawkfishA monotypic hawkfish native to western Indian Ocean rocky shores.CirrhitichthysA genus of hawkfishes found on tropical reefs in the Indo-Pacific.Cirrhitichthys polyactisA hawkfish with a lunate tail and high dorsal ray count.CirrhitopsA genus of hawkfishes found on tropical reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.CirrhitusA genus of hawkfishes found on tropical reefs worldwide.Flame hawkfishA bright red hawkfish, the sole member of its genus.Longnose hawkfishA monotypic hawkfish with a long snout and grid-like red pattern.NotocirrhitusMonotypic genus of hawkfish with a southern Pacific range.ParacirrhitesA genus of hawkfishes found on tropical Indo-Pacific reefs.Sixband hawkfishA monotypic hawkfish with six vertical bands on the upper body.Splendid hawkfishA monotypic hawkfish found on southwestern Pacific reefs.Swallowtail hawkfishA hawkfish that swims above the reef, not on it.Wilhelm's hawkfishA monotypic hawkfish known only from Easter Island and Pitcairn Island.Amblycirrhitus bimaculaA secretive benthic hawkfish with two distinctive black spots.Amblycirrhitus pinosA Western Atlantic hawkfish with red spots and a fringe of cirri.Redspotted hawkfishA Western Atlantic reef fish with red spots and a fringe of cirri.Twospot hawkfishA secretive Indo-Pacific hawkfish with two distinctive black spots.Cirrhitichthys aprinusA common Indo-West Pacific hawkfish with barred flanks and a boar-like jaw.Coral hawkfishA perch-and-ambush predator of tropical Indo-Pacific reefs.Dwarf hawkfishA small, sex-changing hawkfish of Indo-Pacific reefs.Cirrhitichthys falcoA small Indo-Pacific hawkfish that can change sex both ways.Cirrhitichthys fasciatusA small, red-spotted hawkfish from Western Atlantic reefs.Spotted hawkfishA common Indo-West Pacific hawkfish with barred flanks and a boar-like jaw.Cirrhitops hubbardiA western Pacific hawkfish with a disputed taxonomic history.Cirrhitops mascarenensisA hawkfish from the southwestern Indian Ocean, described in 2008.Redbarred hawkfishA Hawaiian endemic hawkfish with a history of taxonomic confusion.Giant hawkfishLargest hawkfish, found in eastern Pacific reefs.Paracirrhites amblycephalusA hawkfish with a horseshoe-shaped mark behind the eye.Blackside hawkfishAn Indo-Pacific ambush predator with variable coloration.Whitespot hawkfishA solitary reef fish with two color forms.Paracirrhites xanthusA vivid yellow hawkfish from Polynesian reefs.Blue-spotted jawfishA reef-dwelling jawfish with electric-blue spots and burrow-sealing behavior.Yellowhead jawfishA Caribbean reef fish known for burrowing and mouthbrooding.
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